"I mean, he never married my mom. My mom says that's because at the time she rejected the bourgeois mores of a society that didn't even accept women as equals to men and refused to recognize her rights as an individual.

"I kind of always thought that maybe my dad just never asked her." Tuesday, September 30, pg. 31

"But I couldn't help thinking if it really were the end of the world, it might be better to be with Michael, even if he isn't so hot, because at least he makes me laugh. I think at the end of the world a sense of humor would be important.

"Plus, of course, Michael looks really good without a shirt." Saturday, October 4, pg. 70

"I totally wanted to back down. But I didn't, because I knew she was right: I do have problems being assertive.

"So instead I said, 'I'm tired of...